The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-15
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE DArT1sTs OF TIE STATE
In ssssion at tPnrkcrsbnrE-Tho Annual Ser
mon-iessorda,s Proesedings-.A Good
Showing In the Mission Field-Ths
Yearly R'nort OF tho Secretary.

Showing In tho Mission Field-Ths
Yearly Report OF tho Secretary.
Special Correspondence ef me Laieliictacr.
PAnHERsDuEa, W. Va, Oct. 18th,
Aasoclatlon conysutd at 7:aO lat night to
hear tho annual sermon, which was
preached by Rsv W. 2. Walker, Of Hunt.
lnston. The asrvics was opened by ono
anthem from The choir, which was rend.
ered with ilno srlistlc skill. Tho preacher
then read the hymn:
| "i'IunGed in gulf Of dark ,llspa!r
| 1@ VIC wretchtd sinners lay"
which was sung by tho congregation.
Alter a reading OF The Scriptures snd
prayer, tho reverend gentleman preached
from the text, "Father, II it be possible le.
this cup pass from me; nevertheless not
asI will but az Thou will" The follow.
Ing Is plan Of the sermon: iF y
THE coNrISrs OF THIS cur. 81
ills the price Of redemption. What arc
: l. II has death in 1t. The bit.e,nes, OF
tho death we ought to drink. A NJ q. .-s--'
2. There was In 1t the hands OF sinnern.
5 He waa delivered into the hsndB
OF hia enemies. 81. w n :, "'>,N.
4 There was In this cup OF suffering tho
disp|casute Of the Father. -l5I7, Il - <,
Why could the cup not pass from Him
!. Because the Son WAC under covenant
promise to drink It. SI1l 4 ! - -
2. Eternal justics demanded that ho
should drink 1t. li}7fF1s z, :
8. The love Of tho Father was pressing
the cup upon him: 4 'f1rS7e'
The result Of his drinking this cup
l. There is eslvstion for you, nv friends.
=. Damnalion is made As sure as salya.
ton. j#T.5E. flls' 80 "a
3. The aubject demands that we study
It because there is go much involved in It,
and because 1t Is the only remedy for sin, /.
These points were we'll sustained by tho
force Of logic iluminatal by clear state. (
ment and analysis, snd deeply impressed
upon the minis Of the large and attentive
audience. @ / u ! Tsl3 ~ 1i's,
fEsrERDAY''s SESSION.
The devotional exercises were lod by
Kew. Dr.. L1sher, OF Cincinnati. =
The forenoon YVES given to tho copeid-
Grafton OF the subject OF State missione.
The report Of the Board WAC read by the
Corresponding Secretary, Rev. W. E,
Powell, Of Parkersburg. ..s,s, "a 4
The following is summary Of tho work
reported: 5g1 30 ~ = = gl4.S., = u
Number OF Missionaries employed ,,..,,,,,,,.. Is
OF SO
RsnIis,ns
bsptsins Il
sermons preached. ...... ;6S
Lectures and addresses .... .... 29S
Prayer and other religious meetlngs attended. "a
Euua'y 17G
Total receipts Of the Board for the year,. o5s 90
Ray. W. E. Powell opened the discue-
sions, calling attention to destitute zelda,
that is. fields destitute of Baptist preach.
ing. He commenced by pointing out on
map Of the State, the Weatern "Pan. Il
handle," otating that Ohio county had
only two Baptist churches. From the
,fanhandle" he carried his audience
down the Ohio Valley, pausing between
r, Pleasant and Huntington, along the
Ohio River: Railroad, pointing It out as q J
most promising miaalon field. From
thence he proceeded to point out the des- .
htution In Logan, Wyoming and Me-
Dowell counties, the latter having no Bap.
list church. He then called attention to 5
,.he dea.itution in the Eastern '.Panhau-
d!e"-Pocahontas, Randolph, Tucker,
Hampshire, Hardy and Mineral counties,
each having but one Baptist church.
Pendleton county hes no Baptist church. .
Rsv. NJ. T. H. Potts, one OF the mission
srles from Randolph county, spoke OF the
distribution on bic & sld. ll::lit
!. Rev. w. N. Davis, the missionary OF
the Board in Grant county, was called out
and spoke Of the condition OF his field.
and some Of the ideas that people have Of
baptists, who had never heard one preach. +
He had heard the expression that "The
only stock in trade Of a Baptist preacher
is sermon on immereion." 81 ~. 80
% Rev. 3. II. Phillips spoke Of tho White
sulphur Springs as q mission field. he
also said that many places were like Al o<,
you must prod him good many times in Z
the same place before he will feel it and
wake up. &. 2 9i5 1i,1''3.IS y
Rev. W. A. Nicholaa, the missionary. on I
the field between Point Pleasant and
Huntington, was next called for. Hel5
found on tho field a Sunday School in
which neither Superintendent nor teach
ers are profesaed Chriot!ans, because there \;
are none, in the community. g's,f MI 4
The Rev. Il. R.. Sadler, was the next
speaker. He has been q missionary for
the Board for five years, the two Last
spent ut Wayne Court House. When he e
went 10 this field two years ago he found \
no church organization, bu! Baptist
Sunday School wss holding It's meotinga
in the Court House. In tho two yesrs i.
Mr.. sadler has organized a church, which
now numbera seyenty-eight members and
has been the instrument in building :,
commodious church edi6cs worth So 500.
Il The report OF tho Board was then
adopted and 5the Association adjourned
till the afternoon. .gtg ll,I.. ~ ~